Automatic stopping and repeating means for graphophones



C. C. BROOKS AND E. 0. KLEMM AUTOMATIC STOPPING AND REPEATING MEANS FOR GRAPHOPHQNES.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 15. I918. 1,406,608.

Patented Feb. 14, 1922.

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CLIFFORD C. BROOKS AND EDWIN 0. KLEMM, OF SAGINAW, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNORS TO 'KLEMM MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF SAGINAW, MICHIGAN.

AUTOMATIC STOPPING AND REPEATIN G MEANS FOR GRAPHOPHONES.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Feb 14, 1922 Application filed March 15, 1918. Serial No. 222,636.

of Saginaw and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Automatic Stopping and Repeat ing Means for Graphophones, of which the following is a specification.

This invention appertains to the art of sound reproduction and embodies improved automatic stopping, and combined automatic stopping and repeating mechanisms, for talking machines.

An appreciation of the advantages of our invention will be had upon reference to the following resume of the objects thereof.

In the first place, it is known that one of the chief objections to many devices heretofore proposed for the purposes of'the present invention has been the rather complicated manipulations of control parts required for effecting stopping and repeating operations. Therefore, an especial aim on our part has been to. insure simplicity of Y the construction of the present invention so that simplicity in its operation is obtained to such an extent that there is no material increase in the number of operations necessitated to utilize our novel mechanism, as compared with those incident to the use of ordinary machines. Thus a single action or movement of the tone arm to a predetermined position, and the operation of releasing the motor, are retained by us as the essential primary actions needed in the use of our mechanism, though the constructions permitting such actions will perform a great deal more by way of added functions of the parts than obtainable with present machines. Still a third preliminary action is contemplated in the use of our invention, namely the setting of an indicator to predetermine the point of reproduction com-- men'cement of a record, something accomplished in. a most simple manner.

Another featurebf our invention resides in provisions whereby the automatic stop-;

ping and" repeating;'instrumentalities proposed by us maybe rendered ineffective or put out of use and the operation of the Another novel construction proposed by us is the application of a brake to the governor mechanism of the machine, thereby permitting the location of what we call our operation predetermining device, which 00- acts with the brake, at a most convenient location upon the graphophone base.

Our mechanism possesses special advantages in enabling the playing of any selected part of a record at the will of the operator by an adjustment taking not more than one to three seconds of time, and which adjustment may be accomplished while the machine is in motion or when at rest.

So far as we are advised, no automatic stop and repeating devices heretofore proposed have been adapted for operation in connection with all different kinds of records on the market so that an. important desideratum of our present construction has been to make provisions to accomplish such result. Furthermore, in the operation of our invention we utilize means which does not create extra friction or wear upon the sound grooves of the record, the real work of tripping our mechanism not producing any special increase of friction between the ,,reproducer and the record. The matter of eliminating wear or strain upon the, sound grooves is'of special importance in the art.

By reason of the operation of our machine such that the reproducer is deposited upon the record at a suitable point of discontinuance of reproduction, when starting the machine in operation, opportunity is afforded the operator to be comfortably seated before the reproducerreaches its point of joyment of a selection reproduced, something not possible heretofore.

.In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view of auto- 4 matic stopping and repeating mechanism constructed according to the invention hereof, the rotating platform or table and record thereon being broken away to show parts located therebeneath and certain portions of the base being broken away also for the same purpose;

' Figures 2 to 6. are fragmentary plan views showing various positions of the driver, connector, tone arm, elevating and tripping members in the cycle of operation beginning with the machine at rest and ending with the machine in the act of reproduction;

Figure 7 is a sectional view taken approximately on the line 7-7 of Figure 5;

Figure 8 is a view of the connections intermediate the locking and detent control device and the operation predetermining device, the former being shown partly in section;

Figure 9 is a perspective View of the locking and detent device for the adjustable trip showing clearly the lifting plate and its formation with three inclined planes;

Figure 10 is a detail perspective view of the connector or link;

Figure 11 is a partial top plan and partial longitudinal sectional view through the reproducer arm, full lines showing the sound box at adjustments for playing lateral ditch records and dotted lines at the adjustment for playing vertical cut records.

Throughout the following specification and on the several figures of the drawings, like reference characters refer to similar parts.

In the drawings, A denotes the base on which are mounted the motor, record table, and reproducer arm parts, after the conventional manner. This base may constitute the top of the cabinet or the like, such not being material to the invention. The motor parts are not shown, it sufiicing to state that they are of usual form and include the centrifugal governor shown at B in Figures 1 and 8, and are adapted to drive the spindle C which carries the record table D. The tone arm E is connected by a universal joint with the base A, for which purpose a socket 1 is secured to the base and receives the ball or lowermost portion of the arm E in such a way as to afford free upward and lateral movement of said arm E. The tone arm E and its sound box F with the reproducing stylus of the latter constitute the reproducer means of the talking machine and will be generally referred to as such hereinafter.

Driver and reproduce? arm actuator.

Suitably geared with the motor, not shown, so as to be driven thereby, is the driver 2 in the form of a disk having projections 3 on its upper surface. A connector 4 in the form of a link has a hook 5 at one end adapted to move into the path of the projections 3 and when engaged by a projection to be pulled longitudinally by the driver 2. At its other end the link 4 has adownwardly bent projection 6 engaging in an opening 7 of an actuator G shown best in Figure 9, and posses'si actuating functions respecting the link ift fie reproducer E and a trip member 8 carried by said reproducer.

The actuator G is comprised of a plate 9, see Figure 9, the upper portion of which is bent outwardly to rovide an actuating cam 10 and a detent ange 11 between which parts is formed a notch 12. Owing to the provision of the notch 12 the actuator G in its relation to the trip 8 forms a locking member for the trip under certain conditions as will appear hereinafter. The plate 9 is rigidly secured to a shaft 13 so as to rock with the latter and the shaft 13 is mounted in suitable bearings in a U-shaped bracket 14 attached to the under side of the base A, see Figure 7. It will be evident that if the connector 4 is engaged at its hook 5 with the driver 2. the latter is adapted to pull upon the actuator or blocking member G and rock the shaft 13.

The actuator G as seen best in Figures 7 and 9 has secured to it by a bolt 15, a lifting member 16 in the form of a plate which is bent to form three inclined planes or surfaces 16 3,16 and 16.

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the pivoted portion of the arm E is mounted the trip member 8 reviously mentioned, the same having a riction ring 17 embracing the lower portion of the member E adjacent to the socket member .1. The trip member 8 has adepending vertical lifting arm 8, the lower extremity of which is rounded and arranged to engage normally with the inclined plane 16* of the member 16. By such engagement it becomes evident that a rocking of the shaft 13 and actuator Gr thereby rocking the plate 16, will result in a rising movement of the plane '16 aforesaid, thereby correspondingly raising the arm 8 of the trip member 8. The member 8 being securely fastened to the arm E, preferably by setting of the ring portion 17 in a groove of the member 8, will by the aforesaid action lift the arm E vertically, elevating the stylus thereof from the record. If the movement of the actuator G is only sufiicient to cause sliding of the plane or surface 16 in contact with the arm 8 until the parts assume the position in Figure 2, the reproducer E will sim ly be maintained in an elevated position. I f the movement is slightly greater so that the lower end of the arm 8 passes onto the inclined plane 16 it is evident that the arm will slide down the plane 126 or surface 16 after the manner shown in Figure 5, resulting in carrying the reproduoer outwards by a lateral swinging movement.

It is notable that the trip member 8 is susceptible of rotative movement relative to the reproducer E through the friction connection between the ring 17 and the part E, said ring being virtually a continuation of the member 8. The purpose of this will be set forth hereinafter.

Reproduction point controller.

and the curved portion is seated in a grooveof said socket member. Said curved portion 18 sufliciently engages the socket member 1' frictionally that the controller 18 will be retained at any fixed adjustment obtained 'by manipulating said-controller freely with the hand. The extremity of the curved portion 18 terminating at the reproducer E is upturned to form-a stop extension 20 and on said extension is adapted to be carried an auxiliar stop 21 in the form of a removable head. Z stop member 22 preferably encircled by a rubber buffer piece, projects from the pivoted portion of the reproducer E, is rigid therewith and is adapted to coact with the parts 20 and 21 under conditions hereinafter stated.

Operation predetermz'ning mechanism. As seen in Figures 1 and 8, there dooper- "ates with the disk 23 of the governor B a brake shoe 24 carried by a lever 25. A spring 26 tends to. pull-the end 25 of the lever 25 toward the toothed edge of a controlling wheel 27. Thewheel 27 has regular teeth and notches on its periphery and a special deep notch 28 adapted to be entered by the end 25 of the lever 25. When the portion 25 is in the notch. 28 the lever 25 will be adjusted so that the shoe 24- may contact with the disk 23 and stop. the motor of the machine by preventing rotation of the governor B. It is therefore clear that by a simple turning movement of thewh'el27 to disengage the end 25 of the lever 25 from the notch 28 an adjustment of the lever 25 may be had rendering its brake shoe 24 ineffective and permitting free operation of t the governor B, wherefore the motor of the machine may operate to fermlt the motor to turn the record table Foradjusting the wheel 27 a spindle 29 is connected therewith and is mounted in a suitable bearing in the base A, said spindle having the knurled knob 30 at its upper end for rotation purposes and the knob having associated therewith a pointer 31, adapted to be moved so as to point to one of various indicia upon a plate' 32 attached to the upper surface of the base A. The said indicia preferably comprises the word Stop, the word Continuous and numbers running from 1 to 8 inclusive, but we are not to be limited to this special range of numbering, which corresponds with the number of teeth primarily as provided upon the wheel 27. When the wheel 27 is turned to the left of the position of Figure 8 the notch 28 is opposite the operating projection 34 at the outer end of the actuating bar 35, the opposite end of which bar has a depending arm 36 inthe path of an upwardly extending arm 37 on the shaft 13. The bar 35 is spring retracted, by a spring 38, and itsprojection 34 is adapted to engagethe teeth of and turn the wheel 27 excepting only-when the notch 28 is opposite said projection. The bar 35 is of course actuated each time a rocking movement is imparted to the shaft 13 and its function is to impart an increment of movement to the wheel 27 as an incident to a reproduction traversing movement of the reproducer E. The bar 35 is incapacitated to perform its function when the notch 28 is opposite the projection 34, this resulting in a continuous operation of the motor and record reproductions by way of repetition operations, as will be more clearly apparent on reference to the aftergoing description of a complete cycle of action of our mechanism for stopping and repeating purposes. The bar 35 is mounted to slide in suitable brackets 39 secured to the under side of the base A. Gravitation outwards, and the spring 38 acting on the bar 35, tend to rock the actuator G outwards and downwards to engage notch .12, or the outer edge of 11, with the trip part 8.-

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projection 3 with which it may be interengaged. Still another spring 42 is attached to the base A near one end of the keeper 39 and is arranged so that at a certain portion of the movement of the link 4 said spring is pressed against and placed .under abnormal tension so that at a later portion of the movement of the link 4 this spring will coact to carry the link to its inoperative position depicted in dotted lines in Figure 6, at which time the driver 2 freely operates and its studs 3 escape the hook 5. In other words, under the conditions stated the hook is out of the path of movement of the studs 3.

"force of the springs supporting the balls pushes the disk instantly forwards into the desired positive coaction with the brake shoe 24.

As seen in Figure 1, a conventional control device H for the governor B is provided wherebyto vary the speed of the motor in playing different selections on the graphophone, this action bein well known and not forming any feature 0 this invention is not described in detail. A pin 49 extends up from the base A intermediate the ends of the link 4 and coacts with an angular indentation 4 of said link by having a sort of camming action in respect to the link as seen best in Figure 3. The pin 49 limits the lateral play of the link 4 in one direction. Y

Complete cycle of operation of the machine.

Figure 2 illustrates the relative arrangement of the trip member 8, lifting dev ce )1 plate 16 and associated parts when the machine has been stopped through the automatic operation of our invention. It-is to be noted that the arrangement depicted is one in which the link 4 is connected with one of the studs 3 of the driver and the lifting plate 16 is held by the link 4 and driver in a position in which said plate is rocked away from the socket member 1. The driver 2 is of course stationary at this time and as a result of the stated adjustment of the plate 16 the lower end of the trip arm 8 has been caused to ride up the inclined plane 16, and has stopped just short of the plane 16". Such positioning of the parts has therefore resulted in raising the tone arm or reproducer E vertically and corresponding elevar,

tion of the reproducing stylus with respect to the table D and a record which may have been thereon. By being stopped in the up lifted position the reproducer E does not interfere in any way with the ready placing in position on the table D of'a fresh record and the removal of a played record.

Starting with the positions of the parts of Figure 2, therefore, as the beginning of a cycle of operation, the first thing required of the operator after placing the record on the table D is the simple grasping of the reproducer E and movement of the latter leftwards as the parts are viewed in Figures 1 and 2. The result of the leftward movement is depicted in Figure 3 which shows the arm 8 of the trip 8 as having engaged the cam 10 whereby to impart additional rocking movement of the actuator G away from the ure 4. In other words, the rightward move ment relieves the cam 10 of the pressure of the arm 8* and since the link 4 has been disengaged from the stud 3 the actuator G gravitates toward the socket member 1 effecting interlocking of the arm 8 in the notch 12. The operator practically as a continuation or part of said rightward movement of the reproducer E deposits the stylus of the latter upon the portion of the record at which he desires the reproduction to stop, or from which he desires repetition .of operation to commence. If we assume that a complete reproduction of the record is desired, as is frequently the case, the reproducing stylus will simply be deposited on the innermost groove of the record. It is notable at this point, however, that at whatever position the said reproducer takes relatively to the record, the trlp arm 8 is correspondingly positioned relatively to the notch 12, being interlocked with the notch such that said arm 8 will be opposite to'and enter the notch when at a later stage of the cycle the reproducer reaches its now predetermined stopping position.

The next action for the operator is to grasp the indicator 18 and move the same so that the pointer 19 thereof assumes a position above the portion of the record at which the reproduction is desired to commence.

Usually such portion is at the beginning of the record, its outermost groove, but the adustability of the member 18 permits of Seglecting any commencement polnt desired.

,The final action on the part of the operator is to actuate the operation predetermining device, by merely turning the knob or knurled handle 30 to set the pointer 31 properly in relation to the indicating plate 32. If the pointer is moved opposite to the indication 3 the machine will stand adjusted for three reproductions of the record. The moment the handle 30 is turned in the manner stated the wheel 27 is correspondingly turned to disengage the brake shoe 24 from the disk 23 of the governor B and the parts begin to operate according to the movements depicted in Figure 5. That is to say, when the adjustment of the parts of Figure 4 was made the-reproducer was in operative contact with the record and since thehandle 30 was set the brake being released the driver 2 starts to operate and one of its studs 3 engages the hook 5 of the link 4 thereby pulling upon the link and rocking the actuator or looking member G towards the driver. The rocking causes the lower end of the trip arm A to slide onto the inclined plane 16". The weight of the reproducer E causes sliding of the lower end of the arm 8 down the inclined plane 16*, thereby bringing the reproducer to the position of reproduction commencement relatively to the record. The reproducing stylus is deposited upon the record at the proper point because the stop member 22 on the pivoted portion of the reproducer engages the head 21 as seen in Figure 5, such engagement constituting the means limiting the extent of outward movement of the reproducer in reaching its reproduction commencement point. The reproduction is of course now commenced and the parts are in substantially the positions represented in Figure 6. That is to say, the arm 8 of the trip 8 is now in light contact with the detent flange 11 of the actuator G holding said actuator in a position in which it is slightly rocked toward the driver. of course the turning of the driver relieves the pull on the link 4 and the spring 42 at a proper time shifts the link 4slightly to the left to the position in dotted lines of Figure 6, enabling the driver studs 3 to rotate without engaging the hook 5. It may be noted that when the link 4 was pulled upon at the time of the action depicted in Figure 5, a rocking of the shaft 13 was produced causing the arm 37 of said shaft to engage the adjacent portion 36 of the bar 35, imparting longitudinal movement to said bar and causing the projection 34 of the latter to engage one of the teeth of the wheel 27. An increment of movement is thus imparted to said wheel to turn the same to bring the pointer 31 from. a position opposite the indicating numeral 3 of the plate 32 to a position opposite the indicating numeral 2.

The reproducer, according to the position shown in Figure 6, moves steadily toward the center of the record and owing to the frictional connection of the trip 8 therewith moves the trip correspondingly. When the reproducing stylus reaches the point of discontinuance of reproduction the arm 8 of the trip 8 will be opposite to and enter the notch 12 of the actuator or looking member G. The moment the entrance is eifected the parts take the position of Figure 4, bringing the hook 5 of the link 4 again in the path of the studs 3, whereupon the driver 2 is again effective to cause repeat action of thereproducer. This repeat action is merely incident to the parts going through the operations depicted inFigures 5 and 6 again, causing the pointer 31 to move from a point opposite the numeral 2 of the plate 32 to a point opposite the numeral 1.. The cycle described then again proceeds and after the second reproduction a third follows after the same manner.

On the completion of the third reproduction the arm 8 enters the notch 12, as shown 1n Figure 4, and the link 4 pulls upon the actuator or locking member G to bring the parts to the position shown in Figure 2. Said'pull and rocking movement of the actuator 'Gr causes the pointer 31 to move with the wheel 27 until the pointer is opposite the indicia Stop on the plate 32. Just as the pointer reaches such position the lower end of the arm has reached the position of Figure 2 traveling up the inclined plane 16*, and the end 25 of the brake lever 25 has entered the notch 28 of the wheel 27, causing stoppage of the motor and the driver 2.

The parts have therefore performed three complete cycles of operation as predetermined by the operation controlling device and the machine is stopped ready for removal of the record and the placing in position of a new record. As thus stopped the reproducer is of course uplifted.

Of course when the handle 30 is turned opposite the indicia Continuous on the plate 32 the notch 28 is opposite the prothe positions of Figure 2, the arm 8 is disengaged from the notch 12 so that the trip 8 and reproducer would move together should the reproducer be shifted as is unlikely. The purpose in giving to the reproducer the initial leftward movement as has been heretofore set forth is to enable the trip 8 to be interlocked with the actua tor G and held stationary during the time the operator manipulates the reproducer to set the same to the reproduction discontinuance point. An additional purpose of said action is to effect the release of the actuator G so that it will drop, so to speak, toward the socket member 1, lowering the lifting plane 16 sufiiciently-to permit the stylus of the sound box F to contact with the record. Whether he moves it in'opposite directions in obtaining a nicety of adjustment does not make any difference for the arm 8 remains stationary, insuring that it will always be in the notch 12 when the required stopping adjustment of the part E is effected.

The plane 16 might be dispensed with but has an advantage in that should the effect be desired the reproducer when initially moved to the left may be'released from the hand and the lower end of the arm 8 will rest upon the plane 16 as seen in Figure 3. The inclination of the plane is. such that the reproducer will not accidentally swing laterally (as it might do if left as shown in Figure 2). When moving the graphophone from place to place the foregoing adjustment of Figure 3 is useful, and renders in no way unhandy the preliminary leftward shifting of the reproducer to cause coaction of the arm 8 and cam 10.

The whole cycle of operation summarized therefore, consists in preliminarily grasping the reproducer and carrying the same leftwards to disconnect the link 4 from the driver and a continuous but reverse movement of the reproducer to interlock the trip arm 8 in the notch 12, and still additional but continuous movement of the reproducer to deposit its stylus upon the proper point on the record. Next the controller 18 is set, and finally the knob 30 turned to start the machine. Where the record 'is of the same size as the previous one played and the commencement point of reproduction is unchanged, the manipulation of the controller 18 is not require Rendering the repeat mechanism inefiectiee.

Figure 1 of the drawings depicts at 44 a plate secured to the base A and having thereon the indicia Repeater off. Said plate is slotted and its slot coincides with one formed in the base A. A handle member 45 operates through the plate 44 and base and 1s connected to a lever 46 beneath the base. The inner end of the lever 46 is pivoted at 47 and its outer end is movable to a point behind the arm 37 of the shaft 13. When so moved it will be obvious that the actuator G is prevented from rocking movement toward the socket member 1 to carry the link 4 from the dotted line position of -Figure 6 wherein it is inactive, to the position of Figure 4 required for operation of the repeating mechanism. Under these condltions obviously the repeating mechanism 1s held out of operation by the stated adjustment of the lever 46. On the other hand, the handle 30 of the operation controlling device is freely manipulable as before to turn the wheel 27 to and from positions in which the end 25* of the lever 25 enters the notch 28. The use of the handle 30, therefore, purely for brake control purposes, substantially like the use of corresponding means on ordinary known automatic graphophones, is enabled, and the repeating mechanism is inactive.

Adapting machine for reproduction of different kinds of records.

The reproducer E used by us is largely of conventional construction, the same being made with its arm in two parts, the outer part telescoping. in the inner part and there being an interlocking slot and pin connection between the two parts, as seen best at 48 in Figure 11. As shown in Figure 1, the reproducer has its sound box at a plane adjusted for the Victor type lateral ditch record. When so adjusted the limiting of the movement of the reproducer is controlled by the adjustment of the controller 18, and the abutment of the stop member 22, see Figures 5 and 6, with the removable head 21 on the extremity 20 of said controller. For using the reproducer in .connection with vertical cut records such as the Edison type, however, the sound box F is turned into an approximately horizontal inclined position as shown in Fi ure 11 in dotted lines and under these conditions the head 21 is removed from the portion 20 of the contr0ller18 and the stop member 22 directly coacts in its stopping function with the upturned end 20 aforesaid. The application and removal of the head 21 relative to the stop 20 is necessary to compensate for the change in the position of the sound box F relative to the tone arm of the reproducer, such change 0bviously correspondingly shifting the stylus from a position in a plane at one side of the tone arm to a position in alinement with the tone arm. There is, therefore, a fixed ratio between the difference between the distances the reproducer E may travel when the. head 21 is in place and when said head is removed, and the distance between" the locations of the stylus when the sound box is shifted from its relatively vertical to its relatively horizontal position".

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new is:

1. In a sound reproducing machine, the combination with a record carrier, and a reproducer adapted to traverse a record thereon, of automatic repeating and stopping instrumentalities comprising driving mechanism adapted to elevate the reproducer from the record and carry it to a point of reproduction commencement respecting said record, a trip movable with the reproducer and adapted to be held stationary during movement of the reproducer, means whereby when the reproducer is in nonrreproducing position the trip is maintained in a fixed position in relation to the driving means aforesaid, said driving means comprising parts adapted to relieve the trip from being held in its fixed position above mentioned to enable it to move with the reproducer when the latter is being shifted to a. point f reproduction commencement and is moving to a point of reproduction discontinuance.

2. In a sound reproducing machine, the combination with a record carrier, and a reproducer adapted to traverse a record to be shifted to a starting point thereon, automatic means to raise the reproducer from the record at the end of a reproduction cycle, and means to automatically stop the carrier with the reproducer elevated and previous to shifting of the latter to reproduction starting point on the record.

3. In a sound reproducing machine, the combination with-a record carrier, and a reproducer adapted to traverse a record therei on, automatic means to raise the reproducer from the record at the end of a reproduction cycle, and to shift the reproducer to reproduction commencement point, and 'means whereby to effect one of said movements of the reproducer, or both of them. I

4:. In a sound reproducing machine, the combination with a record carrier, and a reproducer adapted to traverse a record thereon, automatic means toraise the reproducer from the record at the end of a reproduction cycle, and to shift the reproducer to reproduction commencement point, means whereby to effect one of said movements of the reproducer, or both of them as one continuous movement, and means to regulate the action of the reproducer respecting said movement to reproduction commencement point to vary its point of commencement reproduction. I

5. In a sound reproducing machine, the combination with a record carrier, and a reproducer adapted to traverse a record there-, on, automatic means to raise the reproducer from therecord at the end of a reproduction cycle comprising a'driver, an actuator cooperative With the driver for efi'ecting said raising movement, said actuator being operable from the reproducer so as to be set for actuation by said driver.

6. In a, sound reproducing machine, the combination with a record carrier, and a re producer adapted to traverse a record thereon, automatic means to raise the reproducer from the record at the end of a reproduction cycle comprising a driver, an actuator cooperative with the driver for effecting said raising movement and for shifting the reproducer to a point of reproduction commencement relative to a record on the carrier, said actuator being operable from the re roducer so as to be set for actuation by said driver when the latter operates.

TJIn a sound reproducing machine, the combination with a record carr er, and a re producer adapted to traverse a record thereon, automatic means to raise the reproducer from the record at the end of a reproduction cycle comprising a driver, an actuator connected with the driver for eifectlng said raising movement, a trip connected with the reproducer adapted to interlock with said actuator and operable by the latter whereby to move the reproducer to a reproduction com mencement point, and stopping means for the carrier controlled by said trip.

8. In a sound reproducing machine, the combination with a record carrier, and a reproducer adapted to traverse a recordthereon, automatic means toraise the reproducer from the record at the end of a reproduction cycle comprising a driver, an actuator connected with the driver for effecting said rais ing movement, a trip connected with the reproducer so connected as to move therewith and permit independent movement thereof and adapted tointerlock with said actuator and operable by the latter whereby to move the reproducer to a reproduction commencement point, andstopping means for the carrier controlled by said trip.

9. In a sound reproducing machine, the combination with a record carrier, and a reproducer adapted to traversea record thereon, automatic means to raise the reproducer from the record at the end of a reproduction cycle comprising a driver, an actuator connected with the driver for efi'ecting said raising movement, and a trip on the reproducer operable to release the actuator from the driver.

10. In a sound reproducing machine, the combination with a record carrier, and a reproducer adapted to traverse a record thereon, automatic means to raise the reproducer 1 from the record at the end of a reproduction cycle comprising a. driver, an actuator connected with the driver for effecting said raising movement, a trip on the reproducer oper able to release the actuator from the driver, and means whereby the trip may be actuated from said actuator to carry the reproducer to a point of reproduction commencement.

11. In a. sound reproducing machine, the combination with a record carrier, and a reproducer adapted to traverse a record thereon, automatic means to raise the reproducer from the record at the end of a reproduction cycle comprising a driver, an actuator connected with the driver for effecting said 1 raising movement, a trip on the reproducer operable to release the actuator from the driver, the actuator including a part engageable by the trip on movement of the reproducer to cause releasing of the actuator 3 from the driver, a part to interlock with the ,trip and prevent its movement with the reproducer, and a part to carry the reproducer to a point of commencement of reproduction. 12. In a sound reproducing machine, the combination with a record carrier, and a reproducer adapted to traverse a record thereon, automatic means to raise the reproducer from the record, at the endof a reproduction cycle comprising a driver, an 1' actuator connected with the driver for effecting said raising movement, a trip on the reproducer operable to release the actuator from the driver, the actuator including a part engageable by the trip on movement of the reproducer to cause releasing of the actuator from the driver, a part to interlock with the trip and prevent its movement with the reproducer, a part to carry the reproducer to a point of commencement of reproduction, and a part to coact with the trip to maintain the actuator released from raising movement, a trip on the reproduceroperable to release the actuator from the driver, the actuator including a part engageable by the trip on movement of the reproducer to cause releasing of the actuator from the driver, a part to interlock with the trip and prevent its movement with the reproducer, a part to carry the reproducer to a point of commencement of reproduction, a part to coact with the trip to maintain the actuator released from the driver during reproduction by the reproducer and consisting of a detent element formed so the trip may pass from engagement therewith to engagement with said interlocking part.

14. In a sound reproducing machine, the combination with a record carrier, and a reproducer adapted to traverse a record thereon, automatic means to raise the reproducer from the record at the end of a reproduction cycle comprising a driver, an actuator comprising a plate having a cam, a notched portion, and a detent flange, a reproducer actuating element, a connector between the driver and plate, and a tripon the reproducer, engageable with said cam to cause release of the actuator from the driver, en-

I gageable with the notched portion to be held stationary when the reproducer is moved laterally at a-certain time, and engageable with the detent flange to hold the actuator in a predetermined position when the reproducer is reproducing a record. I

15. In a sound reproducing machine, the combination with a record carrier, and a reproducer adapted to traverse a record thereon, automatic means to raise the reproducer from the record at the end of a reproduction cycle comprising a driver, an actuator comprising a plate having a cam, a notched portion, a detent flange and a reproducer actuating element, a connector between the driver and plate, and a trip on the reproducer, engageable with said cam to cause release of the actuator from the driver, engageable with the notched portion to be held stationary when the reproducer is moved laterally at a certain ,time, and engageable with the detent flange to hold the actuator in apredetermined position when the reproducer is reproducing a record, and stopping means for the carrier controlled from said actuator.

16. In a sound reproducing machine, the combination with a record carrier, and a reproducer adapted to traverse a record thereon, automatic means to raise the reproducer from the record at the end of a reproduction cycle comprising a driver, an actuator comprising a plate having a cam, a notched portion, a detent flange and a reproducer actuating element, a connector between the driver and plate, and a trip on the repro ducer, engageable with said cam to cause release of the actuator from the driver, engageable with the notched portion to be held stationary when the reproducer is moved laterally at a certain time, and engageable with the detent flange to hold the actuator in a predetermined position when the reproducer is reproducing a record, and a knock-ofi device for shifting the connector from connecting engagement with the driver when the cam is engaged by the trip.

17 In a sound reproducing machine, the combination with a record carrier, and a reproducer adapted to traverse a record thereon comprising a driver, an actuator connected with the driver, and a trip on the reproducer engageable with said actuator to rock the latter, and a knock-off device acting to disconnect the driver and actuator on such rocking of the latter.

18. In a sound reproducing machine, the combination with a record carrier, and a reproducer adapted to traverse a record thereon, and means to raise the reproducer and to carry it to a point of commencement of reproduction comprising inclined planes at an angle to one another, and a part on the reproducer adapted to ride from one plane on tothe other.

19. In a sound reproducing machine, the combination with a record carrier, and a reproducer adapted to traverse a record thereon, means to raise the reproducer and to carry it to a point of commencement of reproduction comprising inclined planes at an angle to one another, a part on the reproducer adapted to ridefrom one plane on to the other, and a third plane extending from those aforesaid and adapted to support said part and thereby the reproducer.

20. In a sound reproducing machine, the combination with a record carrier, and a reproducer adapted to traverse a record thereon, means to raise the reproducer and to Oil carry it to a point of commencement of reproduction comprising inclined planes at an angle to one another, a trip on the reproduce having an arm engageable with said planes, and means to actuate the planes to cause the engaging portioin of said arm to ride up one on to and down the other.

21. In a sound reproducing machine, the combiriation with a record carrier, and a reproducer adapted to traverse a record thereon, automatic means to raise the reproducer from the record at the end of a reproducing cycle and shift it to a point of reproduction commencement, stop means for the carrier, means whereby said raising means may operate the stop means, and means to; prevent the raising means from shifting the reproducer to the point of reproduction commencement.

22. In a sound reproducing machine, the combination with a record carrier, and a reproducer adapted to traverse a recqrd thereon, automatic means to raise the reproducer from the record at the end of a reproduction cycle, and to shift the reproducer to reproduction commencement point, means whereby to control the effecting of one of said movements of the reproducer, or both of them, and means whereb; to prevent said movements from being e ected by the automatic means.

23. In a sound reproducing machine, the combination with a record carrier, and a reproducer adapted to traverse a record thereon, automatic means to raise the reproducer from the record at the end of a reproduction cycle, and to shift the reproducer to reproduction commencement point, stop means for the carrier, means to actuate said stop means from the raising and shifting means, and means for preventing the said shifting action when desired.

24. In a sound reproducing machine, the combination with a record carrier, and a reproducer adapted to traverse a record thereon, automatic means to raise the reproducer from the record at the end of a reproduction cycle comprising a driver, an actuator comprising a plate having a cam, a notched portion, and a detent flange, a reproducer actuating element, a connector between the driver and plate, and a trip on the reproducer, engageable with said cam to cause release of the actuator from the driver, engageable with the notched portion to be held stationary when the reproducer is moved laterally at a certain time, and engageable with the detent flange to hold the actuator in a predetermined position when the reproducer is reproducing a record and means to prevent the stated coactions of the actuator and trip.

25. In a sound reproducing machine, the combination with a recordcarrier, and a reproducer associated therewith, and comprising a sound box adjustable for the playing of diiferent types of sound records, of a stop member movable with the reproducer, and stop means adapted to re-' main relatively stationary regarding said stop member and variable in exercising its stopping function to compensate for shifting of the sound box aforesaid.

26. In a sound reproducing machine, the combination with a record carrier, and a reproducer associated therewith and comprising a sound box adjustable for the playing of different types of sound records, of a stop member movable with the reproducer, and stop means adapted to remain relatively stationary regarding said stop member and including a removable part whereby to cause variable actioning of the stop means relatively'to the stop member of the reproducer to com ensate for shifting of the sound box aforesaid.

27. A sound reproducing machine as claimed in claim 1 combined with brake mechanism adapted to be set through the action of cooperation of the trip and the driving means aforesaid.

28. In a sound reproducing machine, the combination with a record carrier, and a reproducer associated therewith and comprising a sound box adjustable for the playing of different types of sound records, of a stop member movable with the reproducer and stop means adapted to remain relatively stationary regarding said stop member and variable in exercising its stopping function to compensate for shifting of the sound box aforesaid, said stop means being adjustable relatively to the stop member and embodying a controller cooperative with a record upon said carrier.

29. In a sound reproducing machine, the combination with a record carrier, and a reproducer associated therewith and comprising a sound box adjustable for the playing of different types of sound records, of a stop member movable with the reproducer, stop means adapted to remain relatively stationary regarding said stop member and variable in exercising its stopping function to compensate for shifting of the sound box aforesaid, said stop means being adjustable relatively to the stop member and embodying a controller cooperative with a record cycle comprising a driver, an actuator connected with the driver for effecting said raising movement, and trip means on the reproducer to operate the actuator to cause interlocking of the trip means and actuator to hold the trip means stationary while setting the reproducer preliminarily.

31. In a sound reproducing machine, the combination with a record carrier, and a reproducer adapted to traverse a record thereon, automatic means to raise the reproducer from the record at the end of a reproduction cycle comprising a driver, an actuator connected with the driver for effecting said 10 raising movement, and means on the reproducer to operate the actuator and to be operated thereby.

In testimony whereof we afiix our signatures.

CLIFFORD C. BROOKS. EDWIN O. KLEMM. 

